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ANCHOR Filed Jan'. 11, 1950 Patented Mar. 8, 1 932 omrs I aras "r oFFica1 ILLIAM o. ISAACSON, or cnroneo, ILLINOIS nivonon Application filed'January 11, 1930. Serial No. 420,056.

of a device of the class described which is adapted to pass about anypiping, wiring or the like which would ordinarily interfere;

and the provision of a device of the class described which may beeconomically manufactured and easily installed. Other objects will be inpart obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. I

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations ofelements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which willbe exemplified in the structure hereinafter described, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated one of variouspossible embodi ments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the anchor;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a trimetric view showing the normal application of the anchor;and,

Fig. 4: is a View similar to Fig. 3, showing an alternative positioningand showing also how the anchor is opened in passing it about a pipe orthe like.

Similar, reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1 and 3, there is illustratedat numeral 1 a peripheral bodyportion having a central opening 3 foraccommodating a pipe 5 or the like, such a pipe, for instance, as may bepositioned within the hollow portions of f the tile wall 7 between thecourses of which wall 7 the anchor is applied. The body 1 is provided insideward members 8 with suit able stiffening embossing 9 and holes 11for procuring a grip in the mortar which is applied between courses.

The tail 13 of the body 1 is formed as two wings 15 which, whendelivered to the user, are joined by a weakened portion 17 adapted to bemanually broken at the field of application as shown in Fig. 4. With theportion'17 so broken, the body 1 may be positioned about any pipe suchas 5 by vertically separating the wings 15 to the required extent,turning the body 1 at an angle to'its final positioning, passing thepipe 5 through F the opening at17,and then turning said body to itsfinal position. After this operation, the 'wings 15 may be bent back totheir normal position and the opening 17 closed. If. such pipe 5 is notpresent the portion 17 need notbe broken open. It is not broken open inthe manufacturing operation, in order to maintain the device as flat aspossible during shipment, and under conditions of use where nopipe 5 orthe. like is present.

'At the head 19 of the body 1 are sideward,

right-angular extensions 21, forwardly from which. project arms 23. Theextensions 21 grip the sides of the material forming the wall (tile inthe present illustration). The arms 23 are adapted to be nailed orotherwise fastened to the sides of a buck member 25 or the like which itis desired to make fast to the wall 7. It is preferable that the arms 23be long enough'that they may be bent b about, the corners of the member25 as shown in Figs3 and 4.

The end 19 of the body 1 is provided with spaced, downwardly extendingtongues 27. The spacing between tongues is approximately equal to thethickness of the end wall 29 of the wall tile. The tongues 27, arecrimped as shown at numerals 31 for stiffening purposes and for registryof the outer tongue with a groove 33, such as is usually found onbuilding tile. Thus interference between the outer tongu'e'27 and thebuck member '25 is reduced to a minimum;

In the application shown in Fig- 3, the above advantagesaccrue, and, itwill be seen the anchor is positively positioned by the engagementbetween the tongues 27 and the tile end. This is its normal applicationto standard sized construction.

Fig. 4 shows how the anchor is adaptable to a thinner constructionalmember 35. In this application the outer tongue 27 is also placed withinthe hollow of the tile. The anchor thus becomes adjustable along the topof the tile so that the effective lengths of the arms 23 may be variedat will, thus adapting them a thinner member such as 35.

The anchor is preferably stamped from sheet metal, so that it isbendable for t purposes described.

It is to be understood that the pipe 5 is representative of any conduitor the like, such as electric wiring et cetera.

The openable portion 17 being in the tail 13 results in the sidewardmembers 8 being positioned, after rebending to their normal shape sothat a perfect finish is assured when the wall is plastered.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in carrying out the above constructionswithout departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in theaccompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

I claim:

1. An anchor comprising a body having an opening, the body beingperipheral of the opening, and an openable portion in the body adaptedto permit positioning of the anchor about a conduit or the like, saidopenable portion prior to opening comprising a weakened section.

2. An anchor comprising a body having an opening therein, a tailthereon, and an openable weakened portion in said tail.

3. An anchor comprising a body, a head, sideward members and a tail,said head and tail lying crosswise of a wall in which the anchor isplaced and the sideward members lying longitudinally and near the wallface, and an openable portion in said tail.

4:. An anchor comprising a body, a head, sideward members and a tail,said head and tail lying crosswise of a wall in which the anchor isplaced and the sideward members lying longitudinally and near the wallface, at least one downwardly extending tongue on said head and areinforcing rib on said tongue adapted to register with a groove in saidwall.

5.'An anchor comprising a body having an opening, the body beingperipheral of the opening, arms extending from the body portion and atleast one tongue extending downwardly from said opening, said tonguehaving a reinforcing rib thereon adapted to register with a groove in atile upon which the anchor is positioned.

6. An anchor comprising a body adapted to be applied between courses ofhollow tile forming a wall, arms extending from one end of said bodyadapted to be fastened to a buck or the like, spaced, extending tonguesat said end of the body for normally engaging both sides of the endwall' of a tile but otherwise extending into the hollow of the tile soas to permit of adjusting the anchor position, at least one of saidtongues having a reinforcing rib thereon adapted to fit into a groove insaid tile.

7. An anchor comprising a body having an. opening therethrough andadapted to be applied between courses of hollow tile forming a wall,arms extending from one end of said body adapted to be fastened to aback or the like, spaced, extending tongues at said end of the body fornormally engaging both sides of the end wall of a tile but otherwiseextending into the hollow of the tile so as to permit of adjusting theanchorpositiomand an openable portion in said body.

8. An anchor comprising a body having an opening therethrough andadapted to be applied between courses'of hollow tile forming a wall,arms extendin-gfrom one end of said body adapted to be fastened to abuck or the like, spaced, extending tongues at said end of the body fornormally engaging both sides of the end wall of a tile butotherwiseextending into the hollow of the tile so as to permit of adjusting theanchor position,and an openable portion in said body, said lastmamedportion comprising a weakened section at the other end of said body.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this7th day of January, 1930.

WILLIAM O. ISAACSON.

